Numas Warrior stationed on Vancouver Island

摘要

Canadian naval architect A.G. Mcllwain has earned a reputation for powerful and compact ship-docking tugs. This was taken to a whole new level with the launch in early 2009 of the ship-docking tug Numas Warrior. At 58 feet in length with a 28 foot beam, the sturdy tug is just shy of having a 2:1 length to beam ratio. For such a small tug, she packs a lot of power - generating 2,100 hp from a pair of MTU-8v4000 60 diesels. It was built as a dedicated docking tug to work panamax ships that call at a gravel loading dock on the northeast coast of Vancouver Island between Port Hardy and Port McNeill. The ships are routinely running out around the north end of the island and heading south to San Francisco where the gravel is unloaded. Prior to the delivery of Numas Warrior, assist tugs were being brought from considerable distances at considerable cost to the operators of Polaris Minerals Corp., operator of mines. During routine production, the facility plays host to roughly two ships weekly, with each ship remaining in port about 24 hours.